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I would like to purchase the rose- Chardonnay. If not can I get cuttings so I can root it?
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This was part of the J&P 2010 HT Test Rose Panel that I participated in.
I liked this rose very much and am glad that J&P have decided to commercially market it.
The blooms were gorgeous and it repeated very well. I think it will make a good garden rose for most areas. I could detect a slight but definite fragrance to it usually later in the day when it was cooler. It also seemed to be quite resistant to BS and PM in my garden as well.
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John, I got the test panel also, and at one point I queried the Zary's whether Crescendo was part of the test panel, and Deb said it was not. So I suspect the rose we got as part of the test panel was not actually Crescendo, but rather was an unintroduced variety. No one from J & P, to my knowledge, has ever said the test rose we got was actually "Crescendo," either, so I think your suspicion that this is Crescendo will have to remain an unconfirmed suspicion for now.
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Hmmmm, I know that the blooms on my test plant look identical to the blooms in the catalog they are calling Crescendo. Also, the other white blend looks alot like the Chardonnay rose they are now offering. They will have to go a long way to convince me that these roses weren't the ones in that Test Panel. I will really have to take a really hard look at them both this Spring to see what they look like in side by side comparison. I can get a Crescendo from the local nursery here no problem, but I will probably have to purchase a Chardonnay to compare it.
What do you really think when comparing them side by side??
Thanks for the info.
UPDATE 5/2011: I still believe that the test panel rose I have is this rose Crescendo, Looking at the blooms this year once again and noting the fragrance which is not unlike New Zealand makes me so very certain that this is very surely the test panel rose we grew. I am still on the fence about the Chardonnay rose as it hasn't bloomed enough without thrip damage to really be able to tell or not. I will just have to be patient and see how those blooms look when the thrips are gone.
John
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Where can I purchase the rose Chardonnay? If not where can I secure cuttings?
Thank you
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